8th Pay Commission Reaches Bhubaneswar: Employee Unions Demand Rs 69,000 Minimum Salary

Summary

The Eighth Central Pay Commission is holding stakeholder consultations in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, as part of its nationwide exercise to gather feedback on pay, pension, and service related issues. Employee unions are demanding a minimum monthly basic salary of sixty-nine thousand rupees for central government employees, along with a fitment factor of 3.83, which would significantly increase the existing minimum basic pay. The Commission's recommendations, expected to impact nearly 50 lakh central government employees and around 65 lakh pensioners, will be submitted to the government after the consultation process is completed.